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What is Postmasculine?The goal of this site is a reality-based form of self-help, as investigated through a deep understanding of psychology, culture and a little bit of my own ridiculousness. 3 Ways MarkManson.net Differs from Other Personal Growth Resources: Happiness is like being cool, the harder you try the less it’s going to happen. So stop trying. If these ideas appeal to you then here are some of the best articles to start with to get a general grasp of what the site is about (clicking each one opens a new tab): How did the site begin? One night in 2007, a random guy offered to pay me if I helped him talk to girls. From 2008 until 2011, I was a full-time professional dating coach for men. By 2013, I had begun writing about larger cultural issues — gender relations, happiness, ambition, life purpose, and cultural perspectives I had gathered while living in various countries around the world. That same year, I made the leap to my own site and domain, broadening the demographics for whom I write. Who Am I?

7Life System: The Simple Structure That Will Change Your LifeToday I have been given the honor of sharing with you a simple system that I have found to be an excellent way of structuring goals into an achievable format. It’s easy to follow, doesn’t take long to implement and is flexible enough to work around your life. If you keep an open mind, commit to trying the system for a few weeks and are diligent in its application, I am confident it will help you greatly… it might even change your life. Learning How to Eat Elephants We have all, at some point, fallen prey to “New Years Resolution” death bug, where the ambitious goals we set in January are already a distance memory by February. I believe the problem lies with the fact that we try to take on these huge “goals” all in one go. They say if you want to eat an elephant, break it down into small chucks. What Will This System Do For You? Many of you have no doubt heard of Pareto’s Law, which states that “20% of all input will account for 80% of all output” Integrating Your Goals Into A Structure

Hooking Up SmartI'm cool | Real solutions for real peopleGuide to Improving with Women « Practical Pick UpWelcome to the guide to improving with women. This guide is designed for any man who is interested in improving his interactions with women, whether he’s an inexperienced virgin, or a seasoned divorcee. This guide will cover the “experience arc” of a man as he sets about to put his romantic life in order. There’s a lot of information out there to sift through and a lot of people telling you that THEIR way is the CORRECT way. The truth is, developing your skills with women is a personal journey, and everyone is going to gravitate towards their own style and interests. This is my best attempt of organizing everything out there into a comprehensible “big picture” format to base your learning around. Finally, the common denominator in everyone’s success with this stuff is the same as it is with any other skill-set: the effort you put in and your willingness to change your behavior. A couple things worth mentioning before we begin: The Two Types of Guys Stage 1: Newbie Stage 2: Intermediate

Par1sHow To Walk Through Walls In 7 StepsEveryone wants to follow their passion. I want to follow mine. I hope you want to follow yours. But how often have I said to myself one of these excuses: “I can’t right now because” , or “I’m not good enough because…”, or “I have a foreign accent” and I put myself in a prison that I created and I lock the doors behind me. How do we break down the wall that we, through our “education”, “culture”, “backgrounds”, etc, put up brick by brick for ourselves. When I was growing up in Argentina, people were disappearing right off the streets and never returning because they dared to break down the wall. The wall is not really a wall, it is something much more harmful and solid than that, it is our inner saboteur, and it tends to appear in the form of a thought, it may sound like this: I don’t have the right credentials (schooling, teachers, corporate blessing, etc)I’ve never done it beforeI need technical skillsMy spouse would be upset at meI have to pay my bills so I can’t! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Comics, Quizzes, and Stories - The Oatmealwww.EntropyPUA.com – Guide to Your PUA DevelopmentAbout two and a half years ago, I wrote a post titled The Newbie Guide to PUA Development. It was designed to give newbies a blueprint to follow to help them improve and succeed as quickly as possible. It became widely popular, being stickied on various forums around the world and garnering tens of thousands of views and hundreds of replies. This is a much-needed update and revision to that first document. There’s a lot of information out there to sift through and a lot of people telling you that THEIR way is the CORRECT way. This is my best attempt of organizing everything out there into a comprehensible “big picture” format to base your learning around. Finally, as I said in the last version of this document, the common denominator in everyone’s success with this stuff is the same as it is with any other skill-set: the effort you put in and your willingness to change your behavior. A few notes before we begin: Stage 1: Newbie Experience: Varies widely. Recommended Products for Newbies:

How To Install a Power-Up Button On Your BodyFor the last few months I have been habitually drawing a thin circle on the top of my left hand. The idea was that every time I noticed this circle, I would be reminded/compelled to return to a present, zen state. This worked so well that I decided to have it tattooed on a few nights ago. I’ve since discovered the immense potential (and fun) of attributing specific ‘powers’ to parts of your body or objects. Read on to understand what I’m talking about! Placebo is Powerful Thanks to the power of belief, you can can turn anything into a power-up button of any kind. Examples: 1) Consciousness Injection Whenever I notice the tattoo, I press on it with one finger and pretend that I have just received a huge intravenous injection of consciousness/energy/alertness. I am now infinitely more aware of my surrounds, my thoughts and my emotions. 2) Personality Switch James Bond is my hero. Suddenly I have the all-knowing, sly grin of agent 007. **Don’t forget to switch your alter-ego ‘OFF’. Go Power-Up!